Meanwhile, while banks collapse, mortgage companies go under, middle class families lose their homes, small and medium businesses throughout the nation close their doors, unemployment lines grow, wages fall, and senior choose between food and medicine, one thing remains certain, one thing remains stable, one thing remains healthy, as it has during the Bush years — Exxon Mobile posts it’s largest profit by quarter EVER.
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3BlueDudes tend to be optimistic. Big oil's record profits provide a good excuse for listing bad Bush policies, but it's a stretch to say those profits will be a significant factor in the election. Most voters won't pay attention. Most of the rest may shrug it off as the result of earlier record prices and expect big oil to suffer a bit in the current market.